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Philadelphia trash collection is paused over air quality concerns

The duration of the pause on trash pickup and the impacted collection routes remained unclear Thursday morning.

A Philadelphia Streets Department sanitation truck and workers in July 2021. Trash pickup has temporarily been paused due to air quality concerns.
A Philadelphia Streets Department sanitation truck and workers in July 2021. Trash pickup has temporarily been paused due to air quality concerns.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
    by Max Marin
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